Mailbag Blitz for 11-30

Saturday

Let’s get to the weekly mailbag after giving thanks to the sports gods for giving us so many quality sporting events this weekend.

Let’s get to the weekly mailbag after giving thanks to the sports gods for giving us so many quality sporting events this weekend.

Why do you think Rhoads felt it was important to state, out of the blue, that Rohach would take the first snap with the 1s

@Thoguh

This question refers to Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads discussion about spring practice from the Monday press conference.

Rhoads was asked a couple of questions about Grant Rohach and the final one was if the 300-yard passing day he had against Kansas was enough for Rhoads to revisit his stance that it would be an open competition for the starting quarterback job, primarily between Sam Richardson and Rohach.

I wouldn’t read too much into the comment. Rohach is ending the season as the first-team quarterback. He’ll get the first chance to play with the first-team offense in the spring. That’s pretty standard.

Both Rohach and Richardson will rotate throughout the spring. Joel Lanning and Trevor Hodge, coming off redshirt seasons, will get their chances too. I would be shocked if the quarterback competition doesn’t go through most of the 2014 fall camp.

"She’s be open," said Rhoads about the starting quarterback spot in 2014.

I would have to take the ISU football points. The men’s basketball team average margin of victory is 26.2. The football team averages 22.4 points, but ISU is facing one of the worst defenses in the Big 12. West Virginia allows 31.9 points. I think the Cyclones will score more than their average and that should top how much the men’s basketball team wins by against an SEC team.

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